Thread by @CityofJoburgZA

#JoburgUpdates @Speaker_CoJ of Council mourns tragic loss of Johannesburg Executive Mayor Cllr @matongo_jolidee

City of Johannesburg Speaker of Council, Cllr Nonceba Molwele is deeply saddened by the tragic death of City of Johannesburg Executive Mayor,  Cllr Jolidee Matongo.

Executive Mayor Cllr Matongo, aged 46, passed away in a motor vehicle accident on 18 September 2021. #JoburgUpdates #RIPMayorMatongo ^LM

The untimely passing of the Mayor happened after he had participated in a local government voter registration drive in his birthplace, Soweto, alongside President @PresidencyZA, Premier @David_Makhura, @Speaker_CoJ of Council and fellow Members of the Mayoral Committee.

" I am in shock; Jolidee was a brother to me; we were together from the morning, preparing for this registration weekend", Said Cllr Nonceba Molwele. @Speaker_CoJ #RIPMayorMatongo
^LM

"He was fondly known as  "Jolly good fellow", by his comrades and friends, because of his kind nature and great sense of humour", said Cllr Molwele
@Speaker_CoJ #RIPMayorMatongo ^LM

Upon receiving a call of the passing of the EM, Cllr Molwele rushed to the scene on Golden Highway and later visited his wife and children until the early hours of this morning. #RIPMayorMatongo ^LM

The Speaker of Council will visit the protectors who were driving him this morning in hospital.

Further details of the passing of the EM will be communicated in due course. #RIPMayorMatongo
^LM

Speaker of Council sends heartfealt condolonces to the Matongo family. #RIPMayorMatongo ^LM